prize: meaning and words from its letters
5 letters · 16 letter points · starts with P · ends with E
Meaning of prize
noun
That which is taken from another; something captured; a thing seized by force, stratagem, or superior power.
Anything captured by a belligerent using the rights of war; especially, property captured at sea in virtue of the rights of war, as a vessel.
An honour or reward striven for in a competitive contest; anything offered to be competed for, or as an inducement to, or reward of, effort.
That which may be won by chance, as in a lottery.
Listed forms: prizes.
Source: Wiktionary — prize.
verb
To consider highly valuable; to esteem.
To move with a lever; to force up or open; to prise or pry.
- obsolete
To set or estimate the value of; to appraise; to price; to rate.
- obsolete
To compete in a prizefight.
Listed forms: prizes, prizing, prized.
Source: Wiktionary — prize.
adj
- not-comparable
Having won a prize; award-winning.
Example: a prize vegetable
- not-comparable
First-rate; exceptional.
Example: He was a prize fool.
Source: Wiktionary — prize.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
Words are grouped by sense, so they are not necessarily interchangeable in every context. Search synonyms for prize.
adjective
of superior grade
noun
something given for victory or superiority in a contest or competition or for winning a lottery
noun
goods or money obtained illegally
noun
something given as a token of victory
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is prize in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of prize
P(3) + R(1) + I(1) + Z(10) + E(1) = 16 points.
This is a sum of letter values without board bonuses or word multipliers. A blank tile is worth zero: subtract the value of each letter supplied by a blank. The score does not establish game validity. Full letter-value table.
Anagrams of prize
0 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
No other single-word anagram was found in our standard list.
Shorter words from prize
18 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in prize. Showing up to 24, longest first.